Teacher Retirement System of Texas Increases Stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its stake in John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) by 86.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,566 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,961 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in John Wiley & Sons were worth $374,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 114.6% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 2,578.1% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 21.1% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 603 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of John Wiley & Sons by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berry Wealth Group LP lifted its position in John Wiley & Sons by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Berry Wealth Group LP now owns 4,991 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares during the period. 73.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

John Wiley & Sons Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE:WLY opened at $44.59 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.00 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.61. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has a one year low of $34.85 and a one year high of $53.96. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.83.

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $404.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $401.10 million. John Wiley & Sons had a positive return on equity of 24.14% and a negative net margin of 2.82%. As a group, analysts forecast that John Wiley & Sons, Inc. will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

John Wiley & Sons Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.3525 per share. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th. John Wiley & Sons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 190.54%.

John Wiley & Sons Company Profile

John Wiley & Sons, Inc engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions.